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Driver transported to hospital, cited after slamming into police squad on traffic stop in Lakemoor

A driver was transported to the hospital and cited after he slammed into the rear of a police squad car that was on a traffic stop in Lakemoor Thursday afternoon. Lakemoor Deputy Police Chief George Manis said the incident happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Route 120 and Kreuger Road. A Lakemoor police officer conducted […]

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Lake County’s first defendant detained under cashless bail is man out on $350K bond accused of burglarizing home

The first defendant in Lake County to be ordered held detained under the new SAFE-T Act is a man who was out on a $350,000 bond when he was arrested for residential burglary. Richard A. Sasin, 45, of Chicago, was charged with residential burglary, violation of order of protection and nine counts of phone harassment. […]

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Driver flown to the hospital after being trapped, seriously injured when van strikes tree in Lakemoor

A driver was transported to the hospital by a medical helicopter with serious injuries after a van drove off the roadway into a tree in Lakemoor Saturday morning, police said. The Lakemoor Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 10:51 a.m. Saturday to the area of Bay Road and Weingart Road in […]

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7 years in prison for Chicago man who was found selling large quantities of drugs out of motels in Woodstock

A Chicago man was sentenced to seven years in prison following a bust where officers found large quantities of drugs, including fentanyl, being sold out of motels in Woodstock. Matt Jones, 45, of Lakemoor, and David Stodolny, 52, of Chicago, were both charged in March with manufacture or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine, manufacture […]

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‘Real and present threat’: Judge orders 21-time convict held without bond for burglarizing 6 homes in Crystal Lake, Woodstock

A man, who has been sent to prison 18 times for residential burglary, was ordered held without bond after being arrested for committing six home burglaries in Crystal Lake and Woodstock. Scott A. Weissert, 60, of Lakemoor, was charged last month with four counts of residential burglary, one count of resisting a peace officer causing […]

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Parolee from Lakemoor charged with committing four burglaries at homes in Woodstock, Crystal Lake

Authorities say a Lakemoor man, who is on parole for residential burglary, allegedly injured an officer while being arrested for committing four burglaries at homes near Crystal Lake and Woodstock. Scott A. Weissert, 60, of Lakemoor, was charged with four counts of residential burglary, one count of resisting a peace officer causing injury and one […]